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Department awarded funding to complete community COVID-19 antiviral trial
26 October 2021
Awards & appointments COVID-19
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have today announced that they have been awarded funding through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to work with several UK universities and carry out a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, testing novel antiviral COVID-19 treatments for use early on in the illness by people in the community with COVID-19 who are at higher risk of complications.
COVID-19 infection has greater risk of causing very rare neurological events than vaccines
25 October 2021
COVID-19 Digital health & innovation QResearch
Researchers from across the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have today reported on the risks of developing neurological complications following a positive COVID-19 PCR test, or a first dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.
Professor Trish Greenhalgh elected as new member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
21 October 2021
On Monday, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting, including our department's very own Trish Greenhalgh. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Pancreatic cancer early detection funds awarded to department researchers
19 October 2021
Dr Pui San Tan and Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox receive a Research Innovation Award from Pancreatic Cancer UK to develop a risk tool to predict pancreatic cancer in patients with diabetes.
Department led Covid research partnership wins national computing innovation award
11 October 2021
Awards & appointments COVID-19 QResearch
A collaboration which used anonymised GP records to identify 1.5m people most at risk from Covid-19 and prioritise them for vaccination has won the prestigious John Perry Prize for computing innovation in primary care.
Reduction in UK red and processed meat intake, but more needed to meet our climate targets
8 October 2021
Cardiovascular & metabolic Policy & health systems
Daily meat consumption in the UK has decreased by approximately 17.4g per person per day – just under a 17% reduction – in the last decade finds new research from the University of Oxford. Between 2008/09 and 2018/19 people in the UK reduced both the amount of red and processed meat they eat, while slightly increasing their white meat consumption. Yet, this reduction is significantly less than the 30% reduction the National Food Strategy has recently called for within the next ten years.
Congratulations to Professor Trish Greenhalgh on receiving Highly Commended O2RB Excellence in Impact Award 2021!
6 October 2021
Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, Trish Greenhalgh, is one of six outstanding Oxford researchers, highly commended for significant contribution to policy discussions and public understanding of COVID-19 precautions internationally, in the O2RB Excellence in Impact Awards 2021.
Hormone therapy not linked to increased risk of developing dementia
30 September 2021
Policy & health systems QResearch
Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, conclude a team of researchers from across the UK.
Smoking associated with higher risk of death and hospitalisation with COVID-19
28 September 2021
Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying with the infection, finds a large study led by researchers from the University of Oxford and published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
Congratulations to our newest Associate Professors!
23 September 2021
We are delighted to announce that Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, James Sheppard and Sarah Tonkin-Crine have been awarded the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the department and the wider Medical Sciences Division.
QCovid highly commended for ‘best use of technology in Patient Safety’ at the 2021 HSJ Patient Safety Awards
23 September 2021
COVID-19 Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care QResearch
Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox and her team have been Highly Commended in the ‘Best use of technology in Patient Safety’ category for the QCovid risk calculator at this year’s Health Service Journal Patient Safety Awards.
Vaccinated groups at highest risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation and death identified using new QCovid tool
20 September 2021
COVID-19 Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care QResearch
New algorithm predicts those most at risk of serious Covid-19 outcomes from 14 or more days after second vaccination dose, when substantial immunity is expected to have developed Authors hope this new risk tool will allow those who perceive risk to be high to make more informed decisions regarding shielding and potentially inform policy and clinical decisions on booster vaccine doses and monoclonal antibodies
Can electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? (Updated)
16 September 2021
Published this week is the fourth update of the Cochrane review of ‘Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation’, and the second since it switched to a living review format in October 2020. This review brings together the most up to date research findings on the effect and safety of using electronic cigarettes to help people to stop smoking.
MSc EBHC students awarded EBHC Dissertation Prize for outstanding Dissertation
16 September 2021
Awards & appointments Research methods & EBM Students
Congratulations to Michael Tringale, who recently completed the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, and Claire Duddy, who recently completed the MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews, as they are both awarded this year's EBHC Dissertation Prize for outstanding dissertation.
Oxford announces the founding of the new Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
16 September 2021
Awards & appointments Bennett Institute Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
The Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford has been established to pioneer the better use of data, evidence and digital tools in healthcare and policy, optimizing the impact of interventions to achieve improved outcomes. The Institute has been made possible due to a generous donation from The Peter Bennett Foundation
New collaboration to assess revolutionary multi-cancer blood test in trial, for future use in the NHS
15 September 2021
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is co-leading on a recently announced nation-wide collaborative project to evaluate a new technology which aims to detect early signs of multiple types of cancer.
Department cancer-risk research featured in special edition of PLOS Medicine focussed on advances in early cancer detection
2 September 2021
Cancer Digital health & innovation Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
The research, led by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, is highlighted in a special collection of studies that focus on early cancer detection, hailed by the Editors as “cutting edge, and potentially scalable, innovations that have the potential to inform research, policy, and clinical cancer management.”
Covid-19, not vaccination, presents biggest blood clot risks
27 August 2021
COVID-19 Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
Oxford researchers have today announced the results of a blood clot study, suggesting lower risk with vaccine than infection.
COVID-19 population-based study wins journal award
10 August 2021
COVID-19 Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care QResearch
Research into the risk of hospital admission from COVID-19 is recognised with a "Best Research Paper Award" from the journal Heart.
New research to explore family experiences of long COVID
19 July 2021
Awards & appointments COVID-19
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £557,674 to investigate how families are managing to cope with ‘long covid’ and to understand how best they can be supported.
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